Effects of High-Energy Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Pain, Functional Disability, Quality of Life, and Ultrasonographic Changes in Patients with Calcified Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Table 1
Interventional groups.
ESWT+RPT group
RPT group
(I) Stretching exercises Shoulder external rotation stretch Cross-body posterior stretch Stretch for anterior aspect of the shoulder Shoulder flexion stretch (II) Strengthening exercises Chair press Restricted scapular retraction Restricted scapular protraction Shoulder abduction “scaption” (0°-90°) with theraband Shoulder scapular extension with theraband (III) Shockwave therapy
(I) Stretching exercises Shoulder external rotation stretch Cross-body posterior stretch Stretch for anterior aspect of the shoulder Shoulder flexion stretch (II) Strengthening exercises Chair press Restricted scapular retraction Restricted scapular protraction Shoulder abduction “scaption” (0°-90°) with theraband Shoulder scapular extension with theraband